Cook County Opinion
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Don't forget where IEDs came fromOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - It was the catch phrase we were introduced to after World War II - Lest We Forget. Fourteen years after the worst attack in our country's hostory we're on the verge of ...
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Providing jobs can end cycle of imprisonmentOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - This country is on the precipice of ending the failed "War on Drugs" but apparently leaving the problem of recidivism unsolved. With more than 50 percent returning to ...
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Real Americans want the facts about IRSOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - After reading Judson Philips' article in the Sept. 11 paper about how the IRS does its job in 2014, I would like to know the facts on how many tax cheats did they catch ...
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Editorial: Follow DuPage's lead to streamline governmentOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois is the land of plenty. We have plenty of debt, plenty of high taxes and plenty of businesses fleeing for other states, to go with a fat history of political cor...
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No such thing as an atheist in the endOct 04, 2015 1:00 am - I would like to answer the letter from Theo Utchen in the Opinion Section Sept. 5 claiming the world would be better off without religion. It never fails that when an at...
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Trump is playing it smartOct 04, 2015 1:00 am - Is anyone out there besides myself who is sick and tired of the mediocrity of the news media? Everyone wants Donald Trump to give specifics on his different programs and...
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A personal approach to political officeOct 04, 2015 1:00 am - Maybe the time has come for a VFO force in politics (Vote For Ourselves). We usually vote for the candidate who most reflects our views. The only person who reflects our...
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St. Charles shouldn't OK video gamblingOct 04, 2015 12:00 am - The St. Charles mayor wants to permit video gaming in our town. The town will get five percent of the gambling losses. Thirty-five percent of the losses will go to the r...
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'Tag day' collections deserve supportOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Annually, since the fall of 1984, I have been out on street intersections collecting for the Knights of Columbus to assist the mentally handicapped and challenged. You l...
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Blame for PARCC scores on test-makersOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - In the guest column by Ralph Martire "Many reasons for Illinois' weak PARCC results," partial blame is placed upon the constructors of the test. In fact most of the blam...